DocumentCode
2984778
Title
A diode-stack side-pumped waveguide laser
Author
Wang, J. ; Mackenzie, J.I. ; Shepherd, D.P.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
1694
Abstract
We demonstrate an in-plane diode-stack side-pumped planar waveguide laser. For 106 W of absorbed pump power, 58 W of output power is obtained at 1.064 μm from a monolithic 3 μm-thick double-clad Nd:YAG waveguide.
Keywords
laser beams; neodymium; optical planar waveguides; optical pumping; solid lasers; waveguide lasers; 106 W; 1064 mum; 30 mum; 58 W; Nd:YAG waveguide; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; diode-stack waveguide laser; double-clad waveguide; monolithic waveguide; planar waveguide laser; side-pumped waveguide laser; Absorption; Diodes; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical planar waveguides; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Waveguide lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202244
Filename
1573310
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